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Dowen College

Dowen College: I will not bury my son until I get justice — grieving father

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The father of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the deceased student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who was allegedly...

Finland is world’s happiest nation, says Prime Minister

  In a rare interview with foreign media and monitored by Persecondnews.com,  Finland’s prime minister Sanna Marin, disclosed that the Nordic nation is...

Insecurity: APC chieftain wants citizens licensed to carry guns

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to fight terrorism and other forms of criminalities in the country, a Chieftain of the...

CBN’s Emefiele is changing Nigeria’s Agric growth story

  By Stella Igwe-Adesoga   It was not out of caprice that President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed Dr Godwin Emefiele, in May 2019, to...

Uncowed SERAP launches another lawsuit against Buhari, wants govt stopped from shutting down telecoms

  Unperturbed by a recent vexatious attack from the Presidency, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has slammed another lawsuit against President...

Omicron COVID-19 variant

Omicron: UK re-introduces pre-departure tests for all arrivals, adds Nigeria to travel red list

    In its desperate bid to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant UK announced that all international arrivals to...

Former DPR boss, Auwalu, busted for multi-million dollar fraud, returns huge sums of money

  Following an audit team’s report exposing fraud, bookkeeping deficiencies, and abuse of office, Engr. Sarki Auwalu, a former boss of the Department...

WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as variant spreads to 38 countries

The World Health Organisation said on Friday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 38 countries around the world....

US Customs seizes $30M in fake Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton products from China

  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has seized more than $30 million in counterfeit designer products bearing the names of...

Ronaldo scores 800th career goal

  Portuguese international Cristiano Ronaldo reached yet another career milestone on Thursday when he became the first player to reach 800 top-level goals....

Ex-Ekiti Gov. Fayose rearraigned in Lagos, faces 11- count amended charge

  A former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose was on Thursday rearraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos on an 11- count amended...

Give Nnamdi Kanu maximum comfort in detention, court orders DSS

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of...

Omicron variant now detected in 23 countries, alerts WHO

With at least 23 countries reporting cases of the new Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says every country should take it...

UBA Group Dominates 2021 Banker Awards, Wins African Bank of the Year

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again reaffirmed its leadership position across Africa with the latest recognition bank as...

Cyril Ramaphosa

COVID-19 Omicron variant: Travel bans harsh, unfair, says South African President, holds talks with Buhari

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the leaders of Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal for expressing...